23rd Vuelta a Murcia - 2.3

Spain, March 5-9, 2003

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Stage 1 - March 5: Murcia - Ceuti, 162.1 km

Svorada takes first yellow

Jan Svorada
Photo: © AFP

Lampre's Jan Svorada has won the first stage in the Vuelta a Murcia, held over 162 km between Murcia and Ceuti. The Czech sprinter was quicker than Telekom's Erik Zabel in the rush to the line, with Steffen Radochla (Team Coast) taking third place. Almost the entire field finished in the leading group, and Svorada will go into the second stage wearing the leader's yellow jersey.

The first stage started in warm 23 degree temperatures without Fred Rodriguez (Sidermec), who is still recovering after his crash in the Tour of Rhodes. One of the race's star attractions, Lance Armstrong, took time to greet leukaemia survivor Angel Ludena before the start, as part of his global mission to help cancer sufferers.

Jan Svorada
Photo: © AFP

Several riders tried attacking in the first hour, but none were successful until Daniele Contrini (Gerolsteiner) got clear at kilometre 35 and was allowed to go. Within 10 kilometres, the Italian had established a 2'08 lead, which grew to a maximum of 4'35 after 70 kilometres. Local rider Juan Carlos Guillamón (Paternina-Costa Almeria) made a belated attempt to go after him, attacking on the Cat. 3 climb of Alto De Pliego (km 51). However, Guillamón was unable to make much headway.

Contrini was swallowed by the peloton after 113 km as the bunch began to pick up speed. The peloton remained largely together after that, despite a few late attacks by Francisco José Lara, Luis Pérez (Coast) and Pedro Diaz Lobato (Paternina). The mass sprint saw Jan Svorada come to the fore to take his second win of the season, in front of the still winless Erik Zabel and his compatriot Steffen Radochla.

Tomorrow's second stage takes the riders from Alguazas to the Alto Cresta del Gallo, and will be the first of two mountain top finishes of the five day tour. The final climb is a Cat. 1 ascent, rising 310m in the last 5.6 kilometres.

Photography

Images by AFP Photo/J.F. Moreno

Lance Armstrong (USPS) shakes hands with Angel Ludena, a child who suffered from leukaemia, before the start of the first stage of the Vuelta a Murcia
Daniele Contrini (Gerolsteiner) during his long solo breakaway attempt on stage 1
Jan Svorada (Lampre) raises his arms as he wins the first stage of the Vuelta a Murcia
Jan Svorada (Lampre) in the yellow jersey after winning stage 1 of the Vuelta a Murcia

Results

1 Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre                                    3.58.08 (40.843 km/h)
2 Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom
3 Steffen Radochla (Ger) Team Coast
4 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Alessio
5 Massimo Strazzer (Ita) Phonak Hearing Systems
6 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
7 Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque
8 Nico Sijmens (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
9 Massimo Apollonio (Ita) Saunier Duval-Sidermec
10 Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank
11 Mikel Artetxe (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
12 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
13 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner
14 David Muñoz (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
15 Rafael Diaz (Spa) ONCE-Eroski
16 Juan Carlos Guillamon (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria
17 Francisco Gutierrez (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque
18 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
19 Matthew Gilmore (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
20 Addy Engels (Ned) Rabobank
21 Gerhard Trampusch (Aut) Gerolsteiner
22 Denis Lunghi (Ita) Alessio
23 Javier Llorente (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
24 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank
25 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
26 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems
27 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
28 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems
29 Jose Luis Martinez (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria
30 Jose Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) iBanesto.com
31 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) iBanesto.com
32 Marcel Strauss (Swi) Gerolsteiner
33 Jan Hruska (Cze) ONCE-Eroski
34 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank
35 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Alessio
36 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
37 Francisco Jose Lara (Spa) Team Coast
38 Ivan Herrero (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque
39 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
40 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
41 Cadel Evans (Aus) Telekom
42 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
43 Stefan Kupfernagel (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems
44 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) US Postal presented by Berry Floor
45 Carlos Torrent (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria
46 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
47 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank
48 George Hincapie (USA) US Postal presented by Berry Floor
49 Alberto Loddo (Ita) Lampre
50 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank
51 Steffen Kjaergaard (Nor) US Postal presented by Berry Floor
52 Ignacio Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
53 Carlos Golbano (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria
54 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Saunier Duval-Sidermec
55 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria
56 Gorka Beloki (Spa) ONCE-Eroski
57 Thorsten Rund (Ger) Team Coast
58 Gianni Faresin (Ita) Gerolsteiner
59 German Nieto (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
60 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre
61 Daniel Schnider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
62 Francisco Palacios (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque
63 David Herrero (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
64 Iker Camaño (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems
65 Domingo Segado (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria
66 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Alessio
67 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) iBanesto.com
68 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Saunier Duval-Sidermec
69 Jaime Hernandez (Spa) Team Coast
70 Jose Enriqu Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
71 Jose Luis Arrieta (Spa) iBanesto.com
72 Xabier Zandio (Spa) iBanesto.com
73 David Navas (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
74 Wladimir Belli (Ita) Lampre
75 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Gerolsteiner
76 Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Saunier Duval-Sidermec
77 Rudolf Wentzel (RSA) Vlaanderen-T Interim
78 Raimondas Rumsas (Ltu) Lampre
79 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Sidermec
80 Roberto Heras (Spa) US Postal presented by Berry Floor
81 Milan Kadlec (Cze) Lampre
82 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal presented by Berry Floor
83 Jhonathan Gonzalez (Spa) ONCE-Eroski
84 Dirk Reichl (Ger) Telekom
85 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Rabobank
86 Juan Miguel Cuenca (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
87 Steven Kleynen (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
88 Isidro Nozal (Spa) ONCE-Eroski
89 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank
90 Frederik Willems (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
91 Jose Cayetano Julia (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
92 Jon Odriozola (Spa) iBanesto.com
93 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Alessio
94 Santiago Blanco (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
95 Davide Casarotto (Ita) Alessio
96 Uwe Hardter (Ger) Gerolsteiner
97 Win Van Huffel (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
98 Michael Barry (Can) US Postal presented by Berry Floor
99 David Zabriskie (USA) US Postal presented by Berry Floor
100 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Lampre
101 Leandro Navarrete (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque
102 Antonio Colom (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
103 Rene Andrle (Cze) ONCE-Eroski
104 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner
105 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Lampre
106 David Lopez (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque
107 Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Alessio
108 Aitor Garmendia (Spa) Team Coast
109 Jose Manuel Maestre (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
110 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems
111 Unai Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com
112 Jef Peeters (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
113 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) iBanesto.com
114 Joaquim Lopez (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria
115 Alvaro Gonzalez (Spa) ONCE-Eroski
116 Marcelino Garcia (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque
117 Jesus Maria Manzano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
118 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) Telekom
119 Luis Perez (Spa) Team Coast
120 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) Telekom
121 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Team Coast
122 Angel Luis Casero (Spa) Team Coast
123 Michael Rich (Ger) Gerolsteiner
124 Hector Guerra (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
125 David Kopp (Ger) Telekom
126 Lander Euba (Spa) Euskaltel-0.Euskadi
127 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Saunier Duval-Sidermec                  0.22
128 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saunier Duval-Sidermec
129 Pedro Diaz Lobato (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria               0.45
130 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Telekom                               1.28
131 Cesar Garcia (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque                       7.05
 
Points
 
1 Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre                                          25 pts
2 Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom                                          20
3 Steffen Radochla (Ger) Team Coast                                 16
4 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Alessio                                       14
5 Massimo Strazzer (Ita) Phonak Hearing Systems                     12
6 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                       10
7 Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque                         9
8 Nico Sijmens (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                            8
9 Massimo Apollonio (Ita) Saunier Duval-Sidermec                     7
10 Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                                         6
11 Mikel Artetxe (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             5
12 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          4
13 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 3
14 David Muñoz (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                              2
15 Rafael Diaz (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                                     1
 
Mountains
 
Alto De Pliego - Cat. 3, km 51.00
 
1 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                3 pts
2 Juan Carlos Guillamon (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria                2
3 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                     1
 
Sprints
 
Calasparra, km 103.80
 
1 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                3 pts
2 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                        2
3 Juan Miguel Cuenca (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                        1
 
Cieza, km 131.00
 
1 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  3 pts
2 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           2
3 Juan Miguel Cuenca (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                        1
 
Teams
 
1 Kelme-Costa Blanca                                          11.54.24
2 Euskaltel-Euskadi
3 Rabobank
4 Phonak Hearing Systems
5 Alessio
6 Labarca 2-Cafe Baque
7 Gerolsteiner
8 Vlaanderen-Tinterim
9 Paternina-Costa Almeria
10 Team Coast
11 ONCE-Eroski
12 Lampre
13 Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
14 Telekom
15 iBanesto.com
16 Saunier Duval-Sidermec
17 US Postal presented by Berry Floor

General classification after stage 1
 
1 Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre                                     3.57.58
2 Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom                                        0.04
3 Steffen Radochla (Ger) Team Coast                               0.06
4 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               0.07
5 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Gerolsteiner
6 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                     0.08
7 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
8 Juan Miguel Cuenca (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
9 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Alessio                                     0.10
10 Massimo Strazzer (Ita) Phonak Hearing Systems
11 Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque
12 Nico Sijmens (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
13 Massimo Apollonio (Ita) Saunier Duval-Sidermec
14 Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank
15 Mikel Artetxe (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
16 David Muñoz (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
17 Rafael Diaz (Spa) ONCE-Eroski
18 Juan Carlos Guillamon (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria
19 Francisco Gutierrez (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque
20 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
21 Matthew Gilmore (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
22 Addy Engels (Ned) Rabobank
23 Gerhard Trampusch (Aut) Gerolsteiner
24 Denis Lunghi (Ita) Alessio
25 Javier Llorente (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
26 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank
27 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
28 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems
29 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
30 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems
31 Jose Luis Martinez (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria
32 Jose Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) iBanesto.com
33 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) iBanesto.com
34 Marcel Strauss (Swi) Gerolsteiner
35 Jan Hruska (Cze) ONCE-Eroski
36 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank
37 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Alessio
38 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
39 Francisco Jose Lara (Spa) Team Coast
40 Ivan Herrero (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque
41 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
42 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
43 Cadel Evans (Aus) Telekom
44 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
45 Stefan Kupfernagel (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems
46 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) US Postal presented by Berry Floor
47 Carlos Torrent (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria
48 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
49 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank
50 George Hincapie (USA) US Postal presented by Berry Floor
51 Alberto Loddo (Ita) Lampre
52 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank
53 Steffen Kjaergaard (Nor) US Postal presented by Berry Floor
54 Ignacio Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
55 Carlos Golbano (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria
56 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Saunier Duval-Sidermec
57 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria
58 Gorka Beloki (Spa) ONCE-Eroski
59 Thorsten Rund (Ger) Team Coast
60 Gianni Faresin (Ita) Gerolsteiner
61 German Nieto (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
62 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre
63 Daniel Schnider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
64 Francisco Palacios (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque
65 David Herrero (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
66 Iker Camaño (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems
67 Domingo Segado (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria
68 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Alessio
69 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) iBanesto.com
70 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Saunier Duval-Sidermec
71 Jaime Hernandez (Spa) Team Coast
72 Jose Enriqu Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
73 Jose Luis Arrieta (Spa) iBanesto.com
74 Xabier Zandio (Spa) iBanesto.com
75 David Navas (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
76 Wladimir Belli (Ita) Lampre
77 Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Saunier Duval-Sidermec
78 Rudolf Wentzel (RSA) Vlaanderen-T Interim
79 Raimondas Rumsas (Ltu) Lampre
80 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Sidermec
81 Roberto Heras (Spa) US Postal presented by Berry Floor
82 Milan Kadlec (Cze) Lampre
83 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal presented by Berry Floor
84 Jhonathan Gonzalez (Spa) ONCE-Eroski
85 Dirk Reichl (Ger) Telekom
86 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Rabobank
87 Steven Kleynen (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
88 Isidro Nozal (Spa) ONCE-Eroski
89 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank
90 Frederik Willems (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
91 Jose Cayetano Julia (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
92 Jon Odriozola (Spa) iBanesto.com
93 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Alessio
94 Santiago Blanco (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
95 Davide Casarotto (Ita) Alessio
96 Uwe Hardter (Ger) Gerolsteiner
97 Win Van Huffel (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
98 Michael Barry (Can) US Postal presented by Berry Floor
99 David Zabriskie (USA) US Postal presented by Berry Floor
100 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Lampre
101 Leandro Navarrete (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque
102 Antonio Colom (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
103 Rene Andrle (Cze) ONCE-Eroski
104 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner
105 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Lampre
106 David Lopez (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque
107 Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Alessio
108 Aitor Garmendia (Spa) Team Coast
109 Jose Manuel Maestre (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
110 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems
111 Unai Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com
112 Jef Peeters (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
113 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) iBanesto.com
114 Joaquim Lopez (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria
115 Alvaro Gonzalez (Spa) ONCE-Eroski
116 Marcelino Garcia (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque
117 Jesus Maria Manzano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
118 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) Telekom
119 Luis Perez (Spa) Team Coast
120 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) Telekom
121 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Team Coast
122 Angel Luis Casero (Spa) Team Coast
123 Michael Rich (Ger) Gerolsteiner
124 Hector Guerra (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
125 David Kopp (Ger) Telekom
126 Lander Euba (Spa) Euskaltel-0.Euskadi
127 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Saunier Duval-Sidermec                  0.32
128 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saunier Duval-Sidermec
129 Pedro Diaz Lobato (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria               0.55
130 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Telekom                               1.38
131 Cesar Garcia (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque                       7.15
 
Points classification
 
1 Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre                                          25 pts
2 Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom                                          20
3 Steffen Radochla (Ger) Team Coast                                 16
4 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Alessio                                       14
5 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                       12
6 Massimo Strazzer (Ita) Phonak Hearing Systems                     12
7 Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque                         9
8 Nico Sijmens (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                            8
9 Massimo Apollonio (Ita) Saunier Duval-Sidermec                     7
10 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          6
11 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 6
12 Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                                         6
13 Mikel Artetxe (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             5
14 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Gerolsteiner                               3
15 Juan Miguel Cuenca (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                       2
16 David Muñoz (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                              2
17 Rafael Diaz (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                                     1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                3 pts
2 Juan Carlos Guillamon (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria                2
3 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                     1
 
Combination classification
 
1 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Gerolsteiner                               20 pts
2 Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre                                           2
3 Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom                                           4
4 Steffen Radochla (Ger) Team Coast                                  6
5 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                       11
6 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Alessio                                       13
7 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 15
8 Massimo Strazzer (Ita) Phonak Hearing Systems                     16
9 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          17
10 Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque                       18
11 Nico Sijmens (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                          20
 
Teams classification
 
1 Kelme-Costa Blanca                                          11.54.24
2 Euskaltel-Euskadi
3 Rabobank
4 Phonak Hearing Systems
5 Alessio
6 Labarca 2-Cafe Baque
7 Gerolsteiner
8 Vlaanderen-Tinterim
9 Paternina-Costa Almeria
10 Team Coast
11 ONCE-Eroski
12 Lampre
13 Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
14 Telekom
15 iBanesto.com
16 Saunier Duval-Sidermec
17 US Postal presented by Berry Floor